Gambrell v. Lewis

CAYTON, Acting Judge.

The widow of a mine worker sued for death benefits allegedly due her from the United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund. Trial resulted in. judgment against her, and she has appealed.

For several years appellant’s husband worked in a mine operated by a company signatory to the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement of 1950, under which the Fund was created. 1 In November 1953’ the mine was closed for economic reasons. He found work with another mining company which was not a signatory to the-Agreement and shortly thereafter, on November 25, 1953, was…